The big day is almost here, and by the time you hear this, maybe you'll already be in the thick of it all with finishing up your gift wrapping, starting in on the cooking.

Maybe you've already started to gather with friends and family and you're celebrating and reminiscing.

So now is the perfect time to

share this episode dedicated to your Christmas memories. One of the most consistent pieces of

feedback I get about the show is that people love hearing your memories. It gives them a glimpse

into how other people enjoy and remember the holiday, and it evokes a warm, nostalgic

atmosphere. And so, for the second year in a row, I have the good fortune to present this

kind of special episode to you, something that I hope I'll be able to continue doing for many

seasons to come. Well, why not get right into it? And speaking of getting a glimpse into how others celebrate,

I've always loved learning about Christmas in other parts of the world. And I'm lucky to have gotten

a taste of Christmas in the Bahamas, Iceland, and India. Yeah, there's Christmas in India, but that's

a story for another time. One place I know next to nothing about is Denmark,

so let's let Johani give us a glimpse.

I'm Johanna and I come from a little town in Denmark.

In my family, we always eat duck and sugar roasted potatoes and red cabbage for the Christmas dinner.

And after that, we eat a rice pudding for dessert where my mom hit a whole

almond inside and whoever gets that whole almond gets a present. After dinner, we sing and dance around

the Christmas tree and then we open up presents. I think it takes about three hours to open all our presents and we're

only four in my family. We have this word in Denmark called hieke, like cozy. And I think that's

why it takes so long because we just sit and talk and hear Christmas music and look at each other

open the presents. We just really enjoy it.

So that was a little bit of Christmas from Denmark, and I hoped you enjoyed it.

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